Tp 160 tracked

[Paul Mullany]

 Im new on here as a member so hello everyone.

Any one got any experience of a tp 160 tracked? Looking at their specs they seem pretty lightweight compared  to other 6 inch machines at 1195kg. At this weight it would be possible to put it on some flatbed 3.5t b licence van legally and pull a tipping trailer behind. I think this could be quite an effective one rig set up with a higher road legal load than the traditional 750 tow behind and 3.5 ton tipper van.

For the chipper, does light weight mean less robust?

Cheers in advance.

Paul

[Mick Dempsey]

Never seen one, but remember the hopper will be very high and feeding it will be a real pita.

 

Taking it off would mean unhitching the trailer etc.

[Paul Mullany]

Cheers Mick.

There is always compromises with different set ups. Loading and unloading would not bother me too much, just on the odd days where I have lots of small jobs.

[Blake@waveney]

Maybe possible for some sites to unload chipper from the side of truck depending on bed height with suitable ramps as most tracked machines turn so easily thus avoiding hitching and hitching Trailer all the time. 

[Paul Mullany]

That is possible with my flat bed. I already have 3 metre ramps. I have done this with mini skid steer loaders before and it worked fine. They were quite a bit lighter however.

Cheers

[inthewoods]

12 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Never seen one, but remember the hopper will be very high and feeding it will be a real pita.

 

Taking it off would mean unhitching the trailer etc.

Not if you use a small plant /digger trailer. I have seen specially made tilt bed trailers for tracked machines, if you're going to do it might as well do it right. 

[Mick Dempsey]

1 minute ago, inthewoods said:

Not if you use a small plant /digger trailer. I have seen specially made tilt bed trailers for tracked machines, if you're going to do it might as well do it right. 

He’s talking about putting the chipper on the truck and towing the trailer.

[inthewoods]

10 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

He’s talking about putting the chipper on the truck and towing the trailer.

Doh, blame jack Daniels! A million apologies & a thousand camels to you squire... 

[Mick Dempsey]

I’ll join you in a bottle of Sancerre shortly.

[carlos]

howdo paul??

 

i would of thought a tipper truck and small plant trailer would be easier to use. how high is the bed of the truck?

the jensen 530 tracked machines seem good dunno how heavy they are exactly around a ton i think.

hope you are well.

carl